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Center for Conflict Resolution

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 36-2997680

To work with individuals, communities, courts, and institutions to manage and resolve conflict

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$239K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$686K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$686K
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$574K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$823K
FY2025$686K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCenter for Conflict Resolution
EINHdr · item D36-2997680
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1978
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I510)
WebsiteHdr · item Jccrchicago.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program services91%$2.3M
Management & general7%$177K
Fundraising2%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
1.5mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -53% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
-6%
as % of revenue, this year▼ -660% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +25%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$648K
FY2021$725K
FY2022$831K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.1M
Total liabilities
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +63%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$889K
FY2025$1.4M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$137K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$314K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$686K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.2M · 89%
Program service revenue$261K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$2.2M
Program service revenue11%$261K
Investment income$163
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$300K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $314K · Operating expenses/yr $2.6M
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $2.6M
91%
Management & General
Management & general $177K · Total expenses $2.6M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $62K · Total expenses $2.6M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $71K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.8M
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.2M · Total revenue $2.4M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $300K · Total revenue $2.4M
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $261K · Total revenue $2.4M
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $163 · Total revenue $2.4M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $261K · Total expenses $2.6M
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $2.4M · Prior year $2.3M
+4%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2019 $971K · FY2024 $2.4M
+20%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $686K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $2.4M · Expenses $2.6M
-6%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $686K · Total assets $2.1M
32%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cassandra Lively · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $133K · Total expenses $2.6M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.0M · Total expenses $2.6M
79%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 91%——
Spent on management, % of spending 7%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 3%——
Revenue growth 4%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Cassandra Lively
Executive Director
$132,993Pt VII · Sec A
Whitney Trumble
Deputy Executive Director
$106,303Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Harte
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Diggins
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Lively’s $133K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra Lively$132,993$127,940$115,294$108,999$103,096$95,145
Whitney Trumble$106,303—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 22Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 22Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps people, communities, and courts manage and resolve conflicts peacefully.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

CCR provides free mediation services in over 2,400 cases for issues of community concern, helping over 15,000 people annually. Mediation services are provided in the following areas: LANDLORD/TENANT, neighborhood, public health, housing, foreclosure, consumer, juvenile and adult misdemeanor and discrimination.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

CCR offers performance-based public mediation skills training and conflict management training to hundreds of people each year. CCR facilitates meetings and planning sessions for organizations. During the fiscal year ended may 31, 2025, CCR trained approximately 167 individuals in the mediation skills training and conducted 12 workshops

$494Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Chicago Bar FoundationFY2024$1.3M
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationFY2024$110K
American Arbitration Association- International Centre for DisputeFY2024$75K
Northwestern UniversityFY2024$60K
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago INCFY2024$25K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K
Globalgiving Foundation INCFY2024$9K
The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$1.6M
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.6M+4% 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.3M-3% 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.2M+26% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.8M+33% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M+48% 990 PDF
FY2020 $971K$971K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,432,058 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,750 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$179,012
VIII-1e Government grants$300,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,690,511
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,169,523
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $261,340$261,340
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $163$163
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $16,587$16,587
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$23,441−$23,441
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $136$136
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $269,226 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,691$2,432,058
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,568,761 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,004 · Management $13,483 · Fundraising $15,250$92,737
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,534,786 · Management $34,133 · Fundraising $3,391$1,572,310
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,000 · Management $1,384 · Fundraising $822$25,206
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $183,239 · Management $12,381 · Fundraising $7,259$202,879
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $127,069 · Management $4,253 · Fundraising $4,055$135,377
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,990$47,990
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,575 · Management $10,034 · Fundraising $440$72,049
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,806 · Management $4,762 · Fundraising $12,415$34,983
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,555 · Management $5,533 · Fundraising $567$40,655
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $151,877 · Management $30,017 · Fundraising $3,032$184,926
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,948 · Management $626 · Fundraising $915$10,489
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,978 · Fundraising $5,664$56,642
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,299 · Management $4,893 · Fundraising $166$16,358
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,903 · Management $5,760 · Fundraising $7,837$65,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,826 · Management $1,834$10,660
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,329,865 · Management $177,083 · Fundraising $61,813$2,568,761
Part X · Balance sheet $2,134,390 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $498,596$191,257
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $121,787$122,875
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $198,223$464,851
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,445$10,101
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $151,201$100,308
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $723,543$1,244,998
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,711,795$2,134,390
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,752$79,133
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,423$21,373
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $808,485$1,347,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $888,660$1,447,958
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $778,670$640,182
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,465$46,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $823,135$686,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,711,795$2,134,390
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $686,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,432,058
XI-2 Total expenses$2,568,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$136,703
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$823,135
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$686,432

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